Club holder for golf bags



May 31, 1960 c. E. HARKRADER 2,938,559

CLUB HOLDER FOR GOLF BAGS Filed Feb. 24, 1959 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR.(AAA 5, A ARKRAOE/Q 4 770P/VEY May 31, 1960 c. E. HARKRADER CLUB HOLDERFOR com BAGS 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Feb. 24, 1959 INVENTOR. (A/21.E.HA&/ QA05 .47T0/E'NEY rite States Patent CLUB HOLDER FOR GOLF BAGSCarl E. Harkrader, Essex Fells, N.J., assignor to Alpha Plastics, Inc,Livingston, N.J., a corporation of New Jersey Filed Feb. 24, 1959,Ser.N0. 795,102

1 Claim. (Cl. ISO-1.5)

This invention relates to a club holder insert for golf bagsincorporating novel features of assembly and construction enabling it toeffectively hold golf clubs in separate and convenient relation in thebag.

Examples of practical devices embodying the invention are describedbelow and in the accompanying drawings; the invention is not limitedthereto, but covers all other forms coming within the scope or purviewof the disclosure herein.

In the drawings, wherein like reference numbers indicate like parts:

Fig. l is a vertical, longitudinal, sectional view of the head plate ofa device embodying the invention, taken at line 11 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view of said head plate;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary, vertical sectional View taken at line 3-3 ofFig. 2; v

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary, vertical sectional view taken at line 4-4 ofFig. 2;

Fig. 5 is a top plan view of the head plate;

Fig. 6 is a schematic partly sectional elevational view, showing thefirst step in securing the tube to the shouldered portion of a tubularsocket, of the head plate, by coating the tube end with a solvent;

Fig. 7 is a similarly schematic view showing the next step whereinexcess solvent is removed from said end of the tube;

Fig. 8 is a similar schematic view of the final step wherein said end ofthe tube is inserted into the socket portion of the head plate;

Fig. 9 is a perspective view of a golf bag having the insert of thisinvention positioned therein; and

Fig. 10 is a fragmentary longitudinal sectional, elevational view of adevice embodying the invention.

The drawings show a device embodying the invention, comprising a fiathead plate 10 (Fig. l) molded or otherwise formed of plastic or othersubstantially rigid material. The device of this invention may be madeof high impact styrene, rigid polyvinyl chloride, linear polyethylene,styrene, rubber modified styrene (mentioned by way of example only) orof any other desired or suitable material. A plurality of tubes 11 ofrigid material are secured to the plate head pursuant to the invention,forming therewith a complete insert 30 (Figs. 9 and 10) which may bereadily inserted into a conventional golf bag 12 (Fig. 9), with thetubes 11, ending at a common line (Fig. 10) resting at the bottom ofsaid bag thus aligning the head plate 10 with the top of the bag forconvenient insertion and removal of golf clubs. 9

The head plate 10 is provided with a plurality of apertures 13 (Fig. 5),tubular sockets 14 (Figs. 1, 3 and 10) extending from one face 15 of thehead plate 10 in line with said apertures and at an obtuse angle 16(Fig. l) to the plane 17 of the head plate. The tubular sockets 14 areprovided with aligned internally shouldered portions 18 (Figs. 1 and 3)at the ends of said socket portions remote from the head plate 10; saidtubular sockets preferably extend to a common line 19 (Fig. l) at anacute angle 20 to the extended plane 17 of the head plate 10. Pursuantto the invention, it is therefore possible to use a plurality of tubes11 of equal length (Fig. 10) for insertion into the internallyshouldered portions 18 of the sockets 14 to form the club holder insert30 which may (Fig. 9) be positioned in the conventional golf bag 12,the'tubes resting on the bottom of the inside of the bag and the headplate 10 being thus disposed substantially parallel with and at the openend of the bag.

The insertion and assembly steps are preferably performed as follows(Figs. 6, 7, 8):

The ends of the tubes 11 are first (Fig. 6) dipped into a solvent bath21 such as for example, methylethyl ketone. Excess solvent may then beremoved as by blotting said tubes on the blotter 22. Then (Fig. 8) thetube ends, softened by the solvent so applied thereto, are inserted(Fig. 8) into the shouldered portions of the sockets 14 while the headplate 10 is positioned on a support 25; the parts harden and form anessentially integral, unitary bond of tubes and socket portions whichare thus fused and bonded therewith. The tube ends may have solventapplied thereto by other means than the dipping procedure shown in Fig.6 and above described: for example, solvent may be applied to the tubeends by spraying, by brushing, or by otherwise coating the tube endstherewith.

The head plate 10 may be provided with a marginal flange 23 (Fig. 10)facilitating smooth contact with the interior of the bag 12. Certain ofthe tubular sockets 14 may be provided with shouldered portions 18, asabove mentioned, to which the tubes 11 may be secured; others (as shownin Fig. 4 at 14') may not be shouldered and similarly not provided withtubes. Indicia markings 24 may be provided on the head plate 10 todenote the various wood, iron, putter openings of the device.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

A club holder insert for golf bags comprising a fiat head plate having aplurality of apertures, tubular sockets extended from one face of saidhead plate in line with said apertures and at an angle to the plane ofsaid head plate, shoulder portions formed in said tubular sockets at theends thereof remote from thehead plate, said shoulder portionsterminating in ends disposed at a common line at an angle to the planeof said head plate, and a plurality of tubes secured within the shoulderportions of the tubular sockets and extending therefrom to a common lineparallel with the ends of the shoulder portions, the parts being soproportioned that when said insert is positioned in a golf bag, thetubes will rest on the bottom of the bag and the flat head plate will bethereby aligned with the upper end of the bag.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTSTurnbull Mar. 31, 1959

